peachfront
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Post by peachfront on Jun 23, 2011 20:09:47 GMT -5
My husband recently opened more than 50 thundereggs and other nodules, in different sizes and on different saws, that I picked up at the 10 cent a pound sale in California. Whew! Now to figure out how to get them all polished...
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Post by elementary on Jun 23, 2011 20:27:45 GMT -5
Oh, that looks like a lot of fun to go through.
Hey - a favor if you're up to it.
Looks like you have all sorts of goodies there. I saw your other post. Is there any way you can do a couple more closeups? I'd love to get a better look at a couple of your treasures.
Specifically,
The dark black agate in the back right The large bluish agate front left with the light chocolate milk colored exterior. The black and white layered agate in in the back near the tray. and Right behind that black and white layered agate is an interesting in color and pattern.
I'd love to get a closer look at those!!!!
Puhlease! You got a wonderful assortment there!
Lowell
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rockhound97058
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Post by rockhound97058 on Jun 23, 2011 20:46:11 GMT -5
Eggs and Eggs! - Nice selection. Have a mixture of Richardsons, McDermitt, Jackpot, Nevada, (1) Coconut and a few others.
Nice cutting
Jason oregonthundereggs.com
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peachfront
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Post by peachfront on Jun 24, 2011 9:46:40 GMT -5
Sure, Lowell, I'll be happy to. I need more photos anyway. Also, thanks, Jason, I'll be checking out your suggestions and your website because I pretty much have no real idea of what I've got, so I need to learn more about the various IDs. Lowell...Just to make sure I photograph the right ones, here are the ones I think you would like to see better. They are not sharp here, because they are just picked out of the big picture, but once I know the ones you would like photographed, I can easily make better pictures: The black one has a black center on both halves, it caught my flash badly in this photo. The waterline/stripey type guy and friends are just plain out of focus. And so on...if these are the ones you want to see, let me know. Thanks!
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Post by elementary on Jun 24, 2011 10:08:32 GMT -5
Either you are real good at understanding me or I give really good directions. Thanks! Those are the ones I'm curious about. Lowell
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Post by TByrd on Jun 24, 2011 10:24:48 GMT -5
Lots of fun there...Tammy
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Post by frane on Jun 24, 2011 12:48:04 GMT -5
Sweet! I love opening them up! You just never know what you are going to get and that is what keeps it amazing! Fran
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Post by peachfront on Jun 24, 2011 13:50:11 GMT -5
Well, I really never know because I'm clueless about the thundereggs -- pretty much completely unknowledgeable about these guys! Here is the first of the photos I've promised, the blackish agate-y one. Who knows its name? More photos of the other specimens later...
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Post by peachfront on Jun 24, 2011 14:02:16 GMT -5
Milk chocolate covered star...although it looks a little redder in person, and in this photograph...compared to the group photo. Nice one but it is cut off-center, with a cap and a bowl, even though it isn't hollow. I am thinking of having him cut a couple more slabs from the center of the big one to make discs that could be polished on both sides... OK, I have to go out. I'll post photos of the rest later on or tomorrow.
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Post by Toad on Jun 24, 2011 14:59:01 GMT -5
Great selection there. Madness indeed!
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Post by tanyafrench on Jun 24, 2011 17:05:32 GMT -5
What a wonderful selection. You could teach a class on all kinds of Thunder eggs after you study them all.
Tanya
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Post by peachfront on Jun 24, 2011 17:48:13 GMT -5
OK, here are the remaining requested pictures. The first two show a geode or nodule that does have, I think, a bit of Rhyolite, but I'm not sure it's a Thunderegg. Nice Agate formation in there... This is the only Thunderegg I found like this, with a bold waterline marking. It's a keeper! Backs of these two, in case it helps someone identify them. Thanks!
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Post by rockhound97058 on Jun 24, 2011 20:12:59 GMT -5
The first 3 close-ups you posted today(10:50am and 11:02am) are Richardson's Ranch - from the blue bed. The last thunderegg you posted at 2:48pm is another Richardsons Ranch Egg. Again probably a blue bed - and typically these eggs are from the upper layers in the bed.
Anything else you need ID's feel free to post and I'll ID them for you
Jason
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Post by peachfront on Jun 25, 2011 7:45:05 GMT -5
Thanks, Jason!!! I truly appreciate it. I'll probably post some more later today. I've running now to make notes about the stones you already mentioned.
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Post by peachfront on Jun 27, 2011 19:50:53 GMT -5
A common type. There are many like this in all sizes...is it Richardson Ranch as well? Maybe the club took a trip there.
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Post by peachfront on Jun 27, 2011 19:56:29 GMT -5
This next one has moss and flowers in it if you look closely. Would love to know its name. OK, more pictures soon. I have heat exhaustion or something right now, too tired to post them all.
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Post by rockhound97058 on Jun 27, 2011 20:32:50 GMT -5
Ok the first photo for today are McDermitt's - These come from the Oregon/Nevada border. The second photo is actually from Jackpot Nevada. Little better looking egg as these typically are just hollow. If you have a shortwave UV light they glow a nice green.
Jason
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Post by peachfront on Jun 28, 2011 9:58:48 GMT -5
Thanks, Jason. You have been very helpful. I plan to post more later, can't do it right now, photobucket is not acting right. I have a lot of those McDermitts, am thinking of doing a project with them.
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peachfront
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Post by peachfront on Jun 28, 2011 12:16:34 GMT -5
THis is the largest one we opened: OK, photobucket is still running way slow and my camera batteries just failed, so that's it for today. Thanks again for looking!!!
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